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  • The Following Quotes From People At Various ...  PRO

    Contributed by Greg Warren on Apr 19, 2001
    based on 111 ratings
     | 2,938 views

    The following quotes from people at various stages of their lives shows the maturity that should take place in our perspective toward God and the world around us. PROGRESSION OF WISDOM WITH AGE You can’t hide a piece of broccoli in a glass of milk. Age 7 I like my teacher ...read more

  • A Few Years Ago Paul Harvey Wrote In ...  PRO

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Aug 14, 2001
    based on 149 ratings
     | 2,671 views

    ILL. A few years ago Paul Harvey wrote in Guidepost Magazine about his own baptism. He said that even though he had received almost every reward for his broadcasting powers & ability that he still felt empty inside. Well, one summer he & his wife were vacationing in a place called Cave Creek, ...read more

  • Pete O'brien Played First Base For The Texas ...  PRO

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Nov 6, 2001
    based on 31 ratings
     | 2,376 views

    Pete O’Brien played first base for the Texas Rangers for several years & did so well that he was given a contract with the Seattle Mariners for multi-million dollars. He now plays first base in Seattle, but still lives in the Arlington area. Dennis Slaughter, minister of the Valley View Christian ...read more

  • I Received A Letter From A Single Mother Who Had ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001
    based on 11 ratings
     | 5,583 views

    I received a letter from a single mother who had raised a son who was about to become a dad. Since he had no recollection of his own father, her question to me was "What do I tell him a father does?" When my dad died in my ninth year, I, too, was raised by my mother, giving rise to the same ...read more

  • An Old Lady Spent Much Of Her Summer Setting And ...  PRO

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Apr 27, 2002
    based on 65 ratings
     | 5,866 views

    An old lady spent much of her summer setting and swinging in the old swing hanging on her front porch. Her husband had been dead several years and she had withdrawn from all but the closest family. Her lonely time grew and grew?? One spring day, the old lady went out in the garage and dug the old ...read more

  • The Heaven Of Service  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 9, 2002
    based on 11 ratings
     | 5,454 views

    THE HEAVEN OF SERVICE Dr. Laura Schlessinger writes: "I was out at my mother and father’s house, a seventy mile round-trip from my own, because my mother needed a little help. She needed a little help because my father, who has full-blown Alzheimer’s, had taped duct tape all over the three long ...read more

  • Bruce Wilkinson, The Author Of The Extremely ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 22, 2004
    based on 6 ratings
     | 1,996 views

    Bruce Wilkinson, the author of the extremely popular, Prayer of Jabez, tells about an experience of his that illustrates this truth. I was taking a coffee break during a family conference in Kentucky when Will walked up and stood beside my chair. He was about nine. He asked if I wanted to donate ...read more

  • Our Chains--His Slavery!" Matthew 20: 20-28 Key ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Dec 2, 2004
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,718 views

    “Our Chains--His Slavery!” Matthew 20: 20-28 Key verse(s): 28: “. . . just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” “Just sign here on the dotted line here Mr. Brunner and we will be done.” As I lifted my hand, grip on pen, ready to ...read more

  • Peace Child  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 9, 2002
    based on 45 ratings
     | 8,849 views

    PEACE CHILD In 1962, the Sawi people of New Guinea still lived in relative isolation. They were head-hunting cannibals. Their culture could not be more different from that of Don and Carol Richardson, and yet this missionary couple attempted to share Christ with them. In fact, two rival Sawi ...read more

  • Alone On Christmas  PRO

    Contributed by Bernard Dawson on Dec 14, 2002
    based on 12 ratings
     | 6,312 views

    ALONE ON CHRISTMAS George Mason’s life was centered in his business. He lived alone and refused all invitations to socialize. His brother’s family had urged him to visit but the children always made too much noise. Besides, he didn’t want to buy presents for his nephews and nieces. Instead he ...read more

  • On The Sunday Before Ash Wednesday This Year, The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Guy Caley on May 5, 2003
    based on 13 ratings
     | 5,662 views

    On the Sunday before Ash Wednesday this year, the central dining facility in Camp Udairi (Kuwait) caught fire, flames quickly spread to engulf all five tents and completely destroyed them in less than 30 minutes. After the smoke cleared, and all units checked the status of their soldiers, it was ...read more

  • A Monastery In Germany Trained Christian Brothers ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Apr 18, 2007
     | 1,185 views

    A monastery in Germany trained Christian brothers for various responsibilities within the Roman Catholic Church. One Christian brother in training lived in mortal fear of being called upon to preach the sermon in the daily chapel exercises. As this young man thought about his apprehension, he ...read more

  • That's The Vision Dr. Nixon's Congregation ...

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Jun 5, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,742 views

    That’s the vision Dr. Nixon’s congregation caught at Lakeview Church. He challenged that congregation and calls on us to “Focus attention on winning lost people.” God “increased Lakeview’s territory” when they “focused their attention on reaching and winning people to Jesus.” The Holy Spirit ...read more

  • A Ship Is Safer In The Harbor, But That's Not ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 25, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,961 views

    “A ship is safer in the harbor, but that’s not what a ship was made for.”-Dad The truth of those words sunk into my heart… and I believe they’ve helped to direct the course of my life. Imagine a beautiful ship… built with the best wood, and decorated with great sails and flags honoring the ships ...read more

  • Nietzsche Said "A Man Can Undergo Torture If He ...

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Sep 25, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,484 views

    Nietzsche said “A man can undergo torture if he knows the way of life,” but Christian Reger said, "here at Dachu, I learned something far greater. I learned to know the who of my life. He was enough to sustain me then, and is enough to sustain me still.” Christian Reger was a minister with the ...read more

  • La Campana Al Gato? — The Bell On The Cat?

    Contributed by Fernando Ocampo on Jun 3, 2008
     | 3,230 views

    (ENGLISH TRANSLATION FOLLOWS) Había una vez una colonia de ratones que vivía en una cómoda casa. Cierto día apareció un gato viviendo en el mismo lugar que los ratones. Lo cual les causo un gran problema, pues el gato los perseguía a toda hora de día y de noche. Así que los ratones vivían siempre ...read more

  • Consistent Christians

    Contributed by Paul Dietz on Sep 20, 2008
     | 5,156 views

    Consistent Christians I was getting ready to do some research for my weekly sermon so I entered my office and flipped the light switch to the "on" position. It seemed that as soon as I had touched the toggle there was an instantaneous burst of bright light from the light bulb for a millionth of a ...read more

  • No More Merry Christmas: Henry Wadsworth ...

    Contributed by Johnny Creasong on Dec 19, 2008
     | 2,079 views

    No More Merry Christmas: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow On July 13th, Frances changed Henry’s life by saying "YES" to Him in marriage. Less than a year later, their little home in Cambridge, Massachusetts, was blessed with the birth of their first child, Charles. Eventually, the Longfellow household ...read more

  • Dying Was More Useful Than Living

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Mar 28, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,205 views

    DYING WAS MORE USEFUL THAN LIVING In the 4th Century there was a Christian called Telemachus who decided that the only way to protect himself from the corruption of the world and to serve God was to become a hermit and live in the desert. One day as he rose from his knees, it dawned on him that ...read more

  • Dad-Isms

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jun 24, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,875 views

    DAD-ISMS Here are a few dad-isms from a recent website I visited - "Get in and get out." This applied to an open back door or refrigerator. Just because you don’t pay the gas and electric bills, that doesn’t mean you should waste energy, he’d tell us as we alternately let the cold air into the ...read more